Blogpost #4 - Evaluating a Source

One of the sources I used for my paper is the academic journal “Integrated management strategies for brick kiln emission reduction in Vietnam: a case study” by Co, Hoang Xuan; Dung, Nghiem Trung; Le, Hoang Anh; An, Dam Duy; Chinh, Kim Van; Oanh, Nguyen Thi Kim. I found this academic journal on Galileo search engine with keyword “air pollution in Vietnam” and “Full text” filter option. This academic journal is very credible because of many reasons. First I found it on Galileo which is a credible scholarly search engine provided by Savannah State University. Second, I examined the credibility of the writers and their institute which is the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Hanoi University of Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam; and the Environmental Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology. Another sign that makes this source credible is that on top of its first page, it says “International Journal of Environmental Studies, Vol. 66, No. 1, February 2009, 113–124.” This statement also provides me with the date of the case study, February 2009, which is pretty current. Moreover, this source is definitely useful for my research paper. This case study discusses the brick making industry in Vietnam and its emission which makes up one of reasons for air pollution in Vietnam. This source also explains clearly different types of brick kilns and how brick making emission emitted into the air. 

Blogpost #3 - Zong! Reaction

I have never been a big fan of the ocean or being on board. Big oceans scares me, first because I do not know how to swim, and they are so unlimited, no one can predict what disaster is going to come. Worse than that is my fear of living on a boat, because I am partly claustrophobic and I hate not knowing where I was. When read about half of the poem, I started to experience shortness of breath because of the anticipation and I had to drink some water for my throat. When finished, my head hurt a little and my eyes felt exhausted after reading 20 pages of an old copy with bad computer resolution. Then I remembered my motion sickness when I was on board and realized that almost felt the same after reading the poem. The difference is that I did not throw up. It was very hard to remember half of the thing I just read because of my dizziness. However some scattered words have impressed on my brain such as fall, falling rose, bone, her, es, os. While reading the poem, I felt like I was a part of ship, part of the voiceless slaves who tried calling out for help hopelessly. I pictured myself on the boat, hungry and thirsty yet wanting to throw up at the same time; top all that is the massive headache from the seasickness. Of course I could never know what it was like on that boat and even though I do not like being on board, I am sure that everyone’s will to live is tremendous no matter what the circumstances are.